old updates: 2004

2004/12/20
*strangles various computer components*
Yeah, it's been a while. Here's the lowdown.

1. Rosaleen crashed. You may remember her memory being bad. Well, I finally got that straightened out, but then XP decided to crash as well. I had to reformat and reinstall....and configure....and hit things.... Well, you get the idea. I finally have everything running again, I LOVE my new memory card, and if I can just get the memory that I ordered, everything will be fine. *hugs FFXI and KOTOR*

2. My sister got married this past weekend. *yay!* She asked me to play in it. *blarugh* So I spent several weeks practicing, and worrying, so I had little time to do anything else. But I played, and no one noticed the messups, so it's all good. My wrist hurts like hell, but all the practicing streched out that scar, so I now have almost full movement again.

3. b2 is going down. Somehow, even with comments turned off, it's getting MASSIVE SPAMMED. Very, very, VERY, badly. So now I have to go through and copy all the old updates down, and instal a new system. I still haven't figured out how that happened either.

As you can probally tell from the site, I've got a lot to catch up on. I haven't emailed anyone in forever, so I need to get that caught up. I also need to do some actual Christmas shopping *dread* and get some of that mailed out. However, I will try and get some things done for here by this weekend, before I go home. *knocks on wood*

2004/10/25
Happy Halloween...sorta... 
For the first time, I'm not sure I can do a Halloween layout. My computer is very very sick right now. The memory I ordered for it is bad, so I have to wait until I get the replacement before I can do anything with any of my sites or anything else. *sighs* I'm sneaking this in at work, just so I can let ya'll know what's going on. I don't know when I'll get my computer back, but when I do, I'll definatlly do a new layout. I hope you guys (and gals) are enjoying the other stuff I had gotten up anyways, and I'll be back when Rosaleen is better!

2004/10/13
MP3s!! 
I finally got the mixup with Streamload worked out, and the MP3s are good to go! When I get home tonight, I'll fix up the media page with the relevant links and send out the newsletter. Heh. If I'm feeling good, I'll work up a couple more wallpapers too! ^_^;

2004/10/02 
Holy Layouts Batman! 
Whee! Today's updates:

1. Odviously, the layout. Light and dark, though I still need to change the thumbnails on the skins page.
2. Fixed some problems with various random floating code bits.
3. Updated the intro and the media page.
4. Fixed the graphics page! *sorry 'bout that, forgot that i had moved all of that*

And now, as I'm hungry and needing a break from the screen, I'm off to the library! Yay! More readings! *happy dance*

2004/10/01
5 years!! 
Whee!! Bet you thought I forgot, didn't ya? :P This weekend I'll be updating all weekend, starting with a new layout tomorrow and some fun stuff to play with. One fic should be at least updated, if not finished, and the other one...well, I dunno. I'll see if I can't get past my writer's block. I'll send out the newsletter when I'm done, so if you want to know when I'm done, go ahead and sign up! ^_^ 

2004/09/11
FYI... 
Next month is Anniversary Month. 5 years!! ^_^ I've got some fandom to add and the MP3s to fix up, as well as a really hilarious idea for the Halloween layout. *snicker* I really hope I can get it working.

Plus, considering this my last weekend at Ryan's, I'll have a little extra time here and there. Hopefully, I can finish my two fics-in-the-works and get them up. I'd really like to see how they turn out. *nods* Anyways, I'm off to watch the game, so I'll see you next month!!

2004/08/14 
Attention!! 
Please stop emailing me asking to hear a certian MP3!!!! First of all, in the FAQs, I specificly state that I DON'T email MP3s to people. Second of all, if you had read the media page, you would know that I'm working on a way to have all my MP3s avaliable for you to listen to, so please stop sending requests!! Any requests for a certian MP3 I get after this will be deleted. If you check back here in a couple of weeks, I hope to have more information about having all my MP3s up.

2004/07/29 
I am not responsible for what I say while sleep-deprived. 
Meh. Update time! Bet ya'll thought I'd forgotten, eh? :P

Ok, for those that don't get the update newsletter, here's the scoop:

Wallpapers: New wallpaper submited by willow
Fanart: Sketch by Lucy
Replies: Lots of Yaoi Rant replies, and a GXvsGW reply as well
New affilate: Mech Infinity (http://www.mechinfinity.tk/)
New forum! In partnership with Anime Visions, I now have a place for ya'll to go and chat if you like. There's also lots of other forums you can post in there, so be sure to check it out!

Hope ya'll stick around a bit longer, because even though my time between updates is longer, I ain't going anywhere!

2004/07/12
Downtime 
Apologies for the downtime. It seems the company that AC uses for a data center decided to move to a new building. Unfortunatly, due to lack of foresight, the previous center that housed the servers wouldn't let all the volunteers help move. So all their sites were down for about two days. Not just AC, but THOUSANDS of hosting companies experienced outage this weekend. -_-; Hopefully, the new data center will be nice a stable now.

I've had a couple of emails about when I'm next updating. Tenitivly, I'm planning on this week sometime. If I can get some stuff together by Wednesday, I'll do something Wednesday night. I'm cutting my work hours a great deal after this week, so I hopefully can actually put some stuff up. I want you to know that I still accept submissions of stuff, espically fan art! Just use the contact form to email me and I'll tell you where to send it. 

2004/06/11
Oops... 
Um, yeah. For those that checked in over the past few days, I have a prepaired statement:

I'm sorry. My bad.

Thank you, and good night.


*G*

I feel like an idiot, but I forgot to renew the domain in time. When I did, it took a couple days to go through. But I'm back! Kinda. No news on the next update, but I'll send out the newsletter when I do.

In other news, for you Transformers fans, this has got to be the coolest thing I've seen in a while. Totally awesome, as well as being increadbly funny!

 2004/05/14 
OMG, an update?? 
Yes, I'm still alive.

No, I don't know when I'll update next.


Here's the breakdown: I now have two jobs. Between that, my new request site, and trying to save money for Quakecon, I've simply not had the time or inclination to work on any of my sites. *sighs* I do actually have some things to put up, I've simply not had time to organize them and format them. So, here's what's going to happen. The newsletter is now an update letter. Whenever I update, I'll be sending it out with details. This is the best way for you to keep up with what's going on.

This doesn't mean I'll update to often, nor will I stop updating. But I've realized something this past year. I'm not into GW as much as I once was. This is only natural, after all, as I've since discovered lots of other anime that I love. (however, notice how many shrines to them I have) *G* I still enjoy GW, and from time to time I'll pull it out and watch it. But with lots of other demands on my time, and my waining interest, it's simply not possible to have fresh new content every week. I will try to update once a month or so, if for no other reason than updating the MPOTW. After all, I still have several editorials/opinion essays that I would like to get down on paper, and I'm always thinking of new things for the download section (even if I don't do them very often).

I do make a promise to not close this site down. Even if I have to leave it in archive mode. I know a lot of people use this site, and I also know that this is one of the few comprehensive GW fan sites still around. Most of the good ones have disappeared for various reasons, and that does make me kinda sad. After all, GW is a popular series, and just because something is old doesn't mean it isn't good. Heck, if I ever have kids, I'll start them off on My Neighbor Totoro, and that's been around for a very long time. Eventually, GW will be played on TV again, and a new round of fans will pop up. When that happens, I'd like for them to have a place to go with lots of information and goodies. That's what the internet is all about, right?

Anyways, that's the story on this end. In a couple of weeks, I'll try and get things tidied up around here, and I'll send out the update letter then. Until then, bon voyage, and good night.

2004/03/30 
Last Words: I thought YOU brought the extra ammo! 
Whee. Ok, hang on, b/c this is a large update.

Poll and MPOTW are up. I really need to think of a better way to do the mp3s. Anyone got some FTP space they're willing to let me use? *great big puppy dog eyes*

I've got a new fanfic up (under Humorous Fics, as well as some artwork for Emotional Cathersis.

I've finally gotten a submitted wallpaper up, as well as some replies for the Yaoi Rant and the GW vs GX rant. I've finally split the Yaoi Rant replies up because I had a lot of them. I'm really happy about that, as well as the fact that I have yet to recieve a single actual flame. Increadbly surprising, but hopeful.

I fixed a few things with the layout, mostly correcting some tables and some colors in the dark version. I've also updated the FAQs. Ummmmm....OH! Some new icons from Adam Lata! I've also fixed the WinAmp skins. Stupid space in the file name....^_^;;

And an award! Thanks Emma! ^_^

And one correction: the winner of the Caption Contest is Emma, not Emmia! (not the same that gave me the award either) I'm really sorry!! *sheepish look* But the pic is up, so it's all good. Right? ^_^;;;

I thnk that's about it. Apologies for not getting this done last night. In the middle of uploading, my modem went "Nope!" Stupid ConwayCorp. *grumble*

2004/03/27
Umm.... 
Update on Monday at some point. I have many things to clean up and to do, least of all is getting Emma's picture done and up. She's the winner of the caption contest, so everyone congratulate her! ^_^;

More on all this Monday when I update. I'll give all the sordid details then. Well, not that I have any, but I figure the few of you that visit regularly deserve some explination about why I've not updated lately. -_-;

2004/03/01 
Grow up?!? I never finished my _first_ childhood. 
New layout. New MPOTW. New poll. Newsletter sent out.

Oh, and you know that one image that has been not there for a very long time in the Pilots group gallery? I
found it again!!!! ^_^; Intro will be updated tomorrow or so, as well as the caption contest winner announcment. I'm just to tired to mess with it right now.


And with that said, I'm off to bed. Stupid having to open in the morning. *grumble* 

2004/02/27 
Car full of midgets! 
Edit: WinAmp skins are up, plus a new one. Matching wallpaper for it will be up shortly. Well, Monday at the lastest.

Other than that, not much going on right now. March 1 is the planned date of the next newsletter, plus I'll be putting up the spring layout then. Some of you might not like it, but I do. *G* Check back next week for the goodies and the winner of the caption contest!

2004/02/18 
Veeery interesting.... 
Just for kicks, I was going through my stats for last month.

The most viewed day is Sunday
Most people check my site between 8-10pm
62.1% of visitors leave after 30 seconds o.O
The galleries recieve the most hits (duh)
98% of visitors use Windows
97.5% use IE
Most people coming here not from a search engine are coming here from my Duo shrine
The most used search phrase is 'heero and relena'
The creepiest search phrase is 'massive hentai' (of which i have none)
The weirdest search phrase is 'lord of the rings doujinshi scans'
3.6% of visitors have bookmarked this site

OK, well, I find that stuff interesting. Ya'll may not, but I just had to share. I've reset the skins. I'm also leaving the caption contest open because I've only got two entries. -_-; come on ya'll! Please? Pretty please? *great big puppy dog eyes*

2004/02/13
Spam alert 
OK, I finally gave up wading through the spam. The email address for the gwg is now changed, but you have to contact me through the contact form to get it. Putting it up here only gets it fed to spambots.

Well, there are a few people who don't have to contact me that way as I'll email them tomorrow with the new address.

So, if you have sent me something with in the last couple weeks, including from the contact form, you'll probally have to send it again. Getting 200+ spam PER DAY and no good spam filter means I'm sick of tired of wading through the pr0n ads to find the maybe one email that someone has sent me.

Ok, enough ranting. I'm off to bed. I also realized that I forgot to link to the contest. -_-; But it's up in the nav box now! *runs and hides*

2004/02/11
Only the insane know why. 
Valentine's Day stuff is up! o.O It's at the top of the navigation over there. It's a few of my favorite romantic fanfics, and since Heero and Relena are more or less an 'offical' couple, some links to them as well. I saw more or less because romance isn't exactly a part of the GW story, but it's the more offical of the parings, so that's what you get. :P I'm looking forward to some good captions, and enjoy the weekend!

2004/02/11
Let me know if you haven't received this message. 
Wheee. Two new layouts just for Valentine's Day, which means they'll go down at some point on Sunday or Monday. I'll get the caption contest up tomorrow when I get off work and get my errands run. Stupid real world. -_-:

On that note, I'm off to try a level up my theif! ^_^

2004/02/05
Shhhhhh.....the Topic Cops are coming. 
Updated MPOTW, poll, wallpapers, and some rants. The scripts are all fixed now, so everything should be good! The newsletter also just went out, so if you're waiting for that, you'll get it soon.

Ummmm, I can't really think of anything else. I'll be doing a Valentine's Day layout soon, and I'll do a little caption contest as well. Something simple that hopefully people will contribute to. ^_^; Check back next week for the info on that. 

2004/01/31
d'oh! 
Sorry about that. There were two problems, one being I was over my limit. I forgot to delete a backup I made a few days ago after I downloaded it. ^_^; The other being that my skinning script is causing errors I didn't know about. o.O So, I'm going to be working on that today. I honestly don't know how long it will take, so if you come across some nekkid pages or pages with errors, don't email me about them because I'm working on them now.

2004/01/23 
No boom? There's always a boom! If not today, then tomorrow. Sooner or later, BOOM! - Ivanova 
Updated the MPOTW and the poll. Added a new wallpaper and a new category. Would be playing FF11, but server maintaince means it's down, lucky for you. :P I'm happy that I'm now level 6 theif and I've joined up with some nice people in a linkshell. ^_^ So I'm pretty happy with it.

BTW, does anyone know of good modern songs for the other pilots I haven't done yet? I just can't seem to think of one that would fit Heero, Trowa, or Wufei.

2004/01/16 
OK, I admit it--_I_ was the one who made those crop circles in England! 
Yes, I'm back! 2 new WinAmp skins, new Misc wallpaper, new MPOTW, new poll. I am also typing up a fic I'm working on, I'll put that up when I get what I have typed in. It's very sad right now, but I know how it's going to end, so it's not that bad. I'm also going to go through and redo the program skins section when I have time so that each skin will also link to a matching wallpaper if I have one. I figure, why not? Some people like matching sets. *shrugs*

Oh, and I fixed the bug. I don't know what it was, I'm not sure what exactly happened, but a little recopy and repasteing fixed it, so I'm not going to complain. ^_^;

2004/01/13 
*grumble* 
1: Yes, I know the main page is messed up. I've tried to fix it, only to find out that the lady who did the original skinning code has changed the code, and now I'm not sure what I'm doing.

2: Yes, I know about the weird warnings at the tops of most pages. Until I get my own computer's net access back, I can't do anything else. The main page works now, that's all I'm worried about.

3: Yes, if you don't put in the slash at the end of thegwg.com, you will get the stolen picture image. I have no idea why, but I'm reluctant to mess with it because in doing so, the hot-link protection will probally mess up other parts of the site and we'll be back to where we were when I first turned it on. For now, just remember the slash, and you'll be fine.

4: No, I don't have my own internet connection back yet. I'm borrowing a computer at the CorteX to do this so that I can check my email and let those who care know that I do know about the problems. Believe me, they'll probally end up being fixed on Wednesday night, just as soon as I get off work!! ^_^;

5: Yes, I do have some things to update with when I get my connection back. I've been playing around with WinAmp skins again, and I have two new skins, a new wallpaper, and some new ideas for more, so we'll see how that all turns out.

Ok, is that all the questions? If not, feel free to contact me and ask! I won't get your email until Wednesday night, but SHOULD *knock on wood* be back by then. Ja!